Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Head of 2020 Tokyo Olympics supports daylight time for games
The head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says he favors moving to daylight saving time so sports events can be held in cooler temperatures. Yoshiro Mori says “we can use this opportunity of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the government to make a bold decision. I have asked the government to seriously consider it.†Read…
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Tokyo taxi firm sets the stage for a driverless fleet for 2020 Olympics
Deadlines linked to autonomous-car technology are tossed around like balls in a bingo spinner, with no one really sure when driverless cars will hit the streets in a meaningful way. What is clear is that a huge global event can focus the minds of those developing such technology, with Tokyo-based robotics outfit ZMP and local taxi firm Hinomaru…
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Tokyo Governor Casts Doubt on Daylight Savings for 2020 Olympics
Tokyo’s highest official is casting doubt on government plans to institute daylight savings time in 2019 and 2020 to help manage the scorching heat during the Summer Olympics. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said Monday that she was concerned about the expense and disruption of moving clocks forward by two hours during summer months for two…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Japan PM Shinzo Abe orders daylight saving time study
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe has instructed the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party to conduct a study into the introduction of daylight saving time for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Games are scheduled for July and August – Tokyo’s hottest and most humid months – and there are concerns over athlete safety during…
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Tokyo 2020 to up security with facial recognition system
Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to use facial recognition technology to increase security around all venues, the organizers announced on Tuesday. Games organizers have linked up with Japanese telecommunications and information technology giant NEC to develop the first system of this kind to be implemented at an Olympics. Read Reuters
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Mobile Mosque launches as Japan prepares for 2020 Olympics
For Muslims, when participating in the Olympics or other sporting events, it will be easier for them to find a place to worship.
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Is this Tokyo 2020 Olympics biggest mistake?
In 2 years, the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games will take place and — the entire city is going to fry! That’s right — the 1964 Summer Games were held in October to avoid the heat of Japanese summer and typhoon season. Did the committee make a mistake scheduling the 2020 Games in the middle of…
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Olympics – Tokyo 2020 Games venues hit by construction delays: organizers
Construction delays at two key Olympic venues could force Tokyo Games organizers into a reshuffle of test event schedules, the organizing committee said. The Olympics Aquatics Center, which will host swimming and diving events as well as the Sea Forest Waterway, venue for the rowing and canoeing events in 2020, were two months behind schedule,…
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Tokyo unveils Miraitowa and Someity as 2020 Olympics mascots
The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in the Japanese capital on Sunday. The Olympic mascot, a blue-checked pointy-eared figure, was named as Miraitowa — combining the Japanese words ‘mirai’, meaning future, and ‘towa’, which means eternity. The Paralympic counterpart, who is pink-checked and wears a cape,…